U+130C0 "𓃀" Egyptian Hieroglyph D058 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓃀

U+130C0 "𓃀" Egyptian Hieroglyph D058 is a representation from the ancient Egyptian writing system, specifically categorized under the "D" section for parts of the human body, where it depicts a human arm holding a conical loaf or bread offering. This glyph, commonly referred to as the "arm with bread" or associated with the phonetic value "kA" (ka), plays a significant role in Egyptian iconography, symbolizing the concept of the soul or life force as well as the act of offering and sustenance. Its inclusion in Unicode through the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block (U+13000–U+1342F) allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of this ancient script, ensuring that this culturally and linguistically important symbol remains accessible for modern historical and linguistic research.

General Properties

Code Point	U+130C0
Version Added	5.2
Name	Egyptian Hieroglyph D058
Block	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𓃀
HTML Hex Encoding	𓃀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x93 0x83 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD80C 0xDCC0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000130C0
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud80c\udcc0

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions	Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat	D-35-012
kEH_Core	C
kEH_Desc	A human foot and lower leg.
kEH_Func	Phonemogram
kEH_FVal	b
kEH_UniK	D058
kEH_JSesh	D58
kEH_HG	D58
kEH_IFAO	119,12